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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-10-27, Page 35,.t5 j,.•;;S;,ri Y>. P4 rt t 1 GODERICH S'IGsNAL+STAR,' Fall plowing turning up as winter draws nearer eJo�tin the lurrow'•> And what would be your favorite month of the year then? i`m partial to the spring. especially June, when new life pulsating through the earth and the songbirds ace back. But October has to be a close second although this year ctober and September, too•, have been washouts in more ays than ane. As this is written, the hardwood bush behind our place is till afire with reds, yellows and oranges. The one or two ak trees are showing a darker red. The scene reminds me 1 Victoria County in the Kawartha Lakes area where I as born and spent the first 1Tyears of my life. 1 have just finished reading the last novel by Dennis T. ntrick Sears called Aunty High Over the Barley, Mow. The tting is in Victoria County and the entire book brought ek great memories for this transplanted Ontarion with sh forebearers, It is a rare occasion for this column to review a book of any nd but for those of you who were born in •this province, ars' last book is lyrical, blunt and wonderfully entertain - g. Sears toiled as an editorial writer and columnist for the ngston Whig Standard and died before this book was pub- hed. His first novel, A Lark in the Clear Air, was a best-seller Canada. 1f his second novel doesn't surpass the first. then mething is wrong with the reading tastes of Canadians. s fluent and mellow prose, especially his descriptive pas- ges whether talking about the country, the seasons or the bulous Irishmen in his novels; brought a lump to my throat. Here was a man, a writer, who was proud to be Canadian. writes with gusto and authority, never maudlin or dainty dseasoned with well-developed wit. He mentions the old Watchman -Warder in Lindsay, Ont., e paper on which I cut my journalistic teeth more than yearsago, a paper that died a natural death some 10 years Letters are appreciated by Bob. Trotter tidal* Rd Erma Ont N38 2C7 ) atter I left the town. Just seeing it mentioned in print again T brought back poignant memories of the days when it was a' Tory mouthpiece, unashamedly in favor of Les Frost and his government. Much has been said about the wishy-washy-Charlie-Brown stance taken by newspapers these days. People seem to demand neutrality throw bout a paper except, perhaps, on the editorial" page. In tliose days, the Watchman -Warder was Conservative with a capital T and readers were never in any doubt about it, Perhaps it is better reporting today but it isn't nearly as much fun as it was then. If you disagreed with the paper, then find another job, buddy, because the publisher wouldn't give you desk room. Although difficult to believe when you read his moving .descriptions of Victoria County, Sears was born in Van- couver in 1925, a son of a nomadic Irishman. Sears had a stint in the navy during the war and another stint in the army in Korea. He subsequently spent time as a policeman, a cow- puncher, a lumberjack, a carpenter, a farmhand and a bridge operator before getting into the newspaper business. All the jobs were, I'm convinced, preparing him to write the delightful prose, the wild, bold, bawdy books by which Canadians will remember him. Many writers do not reach their full, potential until their later years and it is tragic that Sears died before this book' was published. Canada needs writers like Dennis T. Patrick Sears to tell us these poignant tales about ourselves. Too many writers give the impression these days that every word is deathless prose to be read and re -read until the Tom Wolfe-ishness is understood. Dennis Sears writes crisply, vitally, humorously. It's a dandy tale of rural Ontario when life was simpler, perhaps, but no better. gh winter forecast rough winter with d snow aplenty, not as bad as the st past, is on the Ray Geiger, editor mers' Almanac, He visiting Southern om November 6 to The Farmers' Almanac is in its 161st consecutive year of publication and has been producing a special Canadian edition for Victoria and Grey Trust Company since 1968. Although "Farmer" is part of its title, the Almanac features anecdotes and useful information to all householders. Based on past records, nearly 100,000 copies of the new Victoria and Grey edition will be distributed. BORN ELEVATOR Our New Elevator is Now Open: • Fast Unloading [Probe Systelltj • No Long Line-ups • Competitive Prices • Storage Available Lower interest rates Agriculture Minister .'Eugene Whelan announced l t week a reduction in the interest rate charged by the Farm Credit Corporation for Farm Syndicate loans, The interest rate for loans under the Farm Syndicate Credit Act will be 83/4 percent. The rate for the • period ending on September 30, 1977 was nine percent. The in- terest rate for loans under the Farm Credit Act , remains unchanged at 91/4 percent. "These rates are reviewed twice a year and changed on April 1 and October 1, The rates are based on the yields on government bonds and investments," explained Mr. Whelan. Farm Syndicate loans provide financial assistance to farmers who wish to act cooperatively in overcoming the high cost of individual ownership of machinery, buildings and installed equipment where this sharing can be of mutual advantage. A syndicate is a group of three or more farmers. Loans can be made to syndicates to 'a maximum of $100,000 or $15,000 per qualifying member, whichever is the lesser. In 1976-77 67 syndicate lgans • :fi Corn -aid to cost $ 7 million The Ontario ministry of agriculture estimates it will pay from $5 to $7 million next year to grain corn growers under the provincial farm income stabilization plan announced Thursday. Agriculture Minister William Newman said the grain corn plan is the first to come under farm income stabilization legislation passed last year. The plan will apply to the year which ends next Aug. 31. The maximum for which any one producer may claim stabilization payments is 39,000 bushels and the minimun is 400 bushels. Calculations will be based on a standard' 15.5 percent moisture. The plan guarantees far- mers 95 percent of the market price averaged over the past five years. The federal stabilization plan will cover corn to around 90 percent and the province will cover the additional five percent. Newman said Ottawa may set the stabilization ' level at higher than 90 percent because next year will likely be an election year. In any case, he said, the province will make up the difference .to. the 95 percent.. level. Newman said farmers will have to save'their.receipts to submit at the end of the coverage year to collect their payments. The plan will probably cover from 50 to 60 million bushels._of the corn, grown in Ontario he `said. 'otal corn crop is about 140 million bushels, but a lot of it is used for silage for livestock feed. Sales of seed and silage corn aren't eligible for the plan. This year, the plan is a "one-year shot" because it is the first plan under new legislation and the start-up is late. in the season, he said. Next year, corn farmers will be asked to enrol in a five- year plan said Newman. The minister said corn prices are very low now and he expects all producers will be taking advantage Of the plan. The plan will apply to all sales of grain corn through normal commercial chan- nels, hannels, such elevators, feed mills, grain dealers, and commercial end users such as starch companies, distilleries, feedlots and livestock and poultry operations. Corn grown on any farm in Ontario is eligible, said Newman, when it is sold directly to a livestock or poultry farmer for feeding to livestock, as long as the sale is documented were approved for a total of $1,336,033. •YF •Elevator 523-9624 Blyth, Ontario lat Corner East of Blyth M1II 323-4241 STALLS 1 1 Butler "CAREFREE"D stalls are hot -dip galvanized inside and out for long life. Nothing is anchcrrd in concrete. Attractive design simplifies cleaning, pro- vides show -barn appearance and1cow comfort. We also install cupf, stanchions, pens, and venti- lating and manure-handlirn, 'ryslems, . 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